tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post8724829473138438702..comments2015-08-02T16:05:55.057-05:00Comments on Dr. Wes: The Price of SafetyDrWeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17438019699222125477noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-78224733941280016832007-06-22T18:05:00.000-05:002007-06-22T18:05:00.000-05:0039-0 in House Energy and Commerce yesterday - look...39-0 in House Energy and Commerce yesterday - looks like this one's going to the floor!Meg B.http://www.consumersunion.org/blogs/pfc/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18943510.post-25656470178663360642007-06-21T17:18:00.000-05:002007-06-21T17:18:00.000-05:00With the medical devices industry worth about $90 ...With the medical devices industry worth about $90 billion in the US, this additional fee to the FDA would hardly even be felt in firms' bottom lines. (Not that I disagree that they'll likely just pass the increase along to consumers/hospitals/insurance companies...) <BR/><BR/>But if this is the system that achieves some semblance of FDA oversight, monitoring of trends in drug side effects and Meg B.www.prescriptionforchange.orgnoreply@blogger.com